diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.8.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.8.bb
index c1915d7e941..2b5a90aacbc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.8.bb
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ do_install() {
 		if ! grep -q 'AlternativeNamesPolicy=.*mac' ${D}${nonarch_libdir}/systemd/network/99-default.link; then
 			sed -i '/AlternativeNamesPolicy=/s/$/ mac/' ${D}${nonarch_libdir}/systemd/network/99-default.link
 		fi
+	else
+		# Actively disable Predictable Network Interface Names
+		sed -i 's/^NamePolicy=.*/NamePolicy=/;s/^AlternativeNamesPolicy=.*/AlternativeNamesPolicy=/' ${D}${nonarch_libdir}/systemd/network/99-default.link
 	fi
 }